Retainer for paper bags



Jan. 9, 1940.v w. F. POTTS 2,186,343

' RETAINER FOR PAPER BAGS Filed March 28, 1938 I:J I LI LI JI Q .DxC/Nkv[William F. Puffs ATTORNEY Patented an. .9, 1940 2,186,343 RE AINER FORPAPER Bees William F. Potts, ort Worth, Tex Application March 2a, 1938,Serial N. 198,407

. I 1 Claim. This invention relates to bag holders and the like and moreparticularly to bag holders that are:

used in retail establishments where a minimum of time in filling ordersisvof importance and its 5 principal object resides in the provision ofa device, which, by reason of its construction, may

be adapted to any convenient position, that is, upright, vertical,horizontal or in any other manner, and yet function efficiently. An-exlampleof the application of the device in inverted position would be inthehandling of extrailarge paper bags which might be of nearly the same'height as ordinary counters. i r

A further objectof the invention is to provide l a container anddispenser which encloses all but the inner folds of the bottoms of thebags thereby securely retaining the bags in position for handling yetmakingeach convenient to the operator of the device. 20 A still furtherobject of the invention resides in the provision of a device of thischaracter which can be manufactured economically and yet be strong anddurable in use.

With the foregoing objects as paramount, other 25 and lesser objectswill, become manifest as the description proceeds taken in connectionwith the appended drawing wherein:

Figure l is a vertical sectional view of the invention taken on lines ll of Figure 2. 30 Figure 2 is a'front elevational view of the invention.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the invention illustrating thepaper bags in position therein, and

v35 Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the invention illustratingthe paper bags positioned therein and the manner in-which the bags maybe dispensed therefrom. The invention consists primarily of a wire con-'40 tainer which issubstantially rectangular in shape and is' comprisedof a pair of substantially rectangular wire frames l6 forming the sidesof the container and which are vertically supported and spaced byhorizontally or laterally disposed members [9.

I8 between which the opening 8, previously de- Y scribed; is provided. 1

The bars "and 18 are preferably connected to the members [6 by welding,or similar, device, as are also the ends of the substantially c-shaped,5

Additional horizontally disposed bars 22 u and 24 extend across themembers I9 and are also preferably welded theretoas well as l to themembers l6 forming the sides of the container. a

The vertically arranged frame members 16, as well as the C-shapedmembersl9; arefurther'. supported by horizontally arranged bars 20 and 2|, eachhaving loops e and 1 formed therein. and which are opposingly. arrangedto provide. for the attachment of the container to a suitable support.Screws, or the like, 'may be inserted through the loops e. and 1 wherebythe device may be suspended either vertically or horizontally, asdesired.

A substantially U-shaped wiretension spring 23 is supported Within thecontainer by'having' its ends g secured to the bar 22 while it bearsupwardly againstlthe similar bar. 24 extending" across the bottom ofthe-container, asillustrat ed 25 I in, in the manner shown 'in Figures3'and 4, to-

ward the opening 8 through'which-they may be dispensed; the folds d ofthe bottom of the bags l4 projecting outwardly through the opening 8 tobe readily accessible. i

The bags l4 are placed in the container. so

that, their bottoms will extend upwardly, in the manner illustrated inFigures 3 and 4, by urging the spring 23 back so that the latter willconstantly bear against the bags in'the' 'container urging thesupply ofbags towardthe opening 40 8 until the'last bag has been withdrawn from.

the container, the folds d of the bottoms of the tent of the inventionmay also be considered as u falling within the scope of the appendedclaim.

What is claimed is:

A paper bag holder comprising a pair of rectangular wire side members,horizontally disposed and vertically spaced bars secured to the frontand rear edges of the side members to hold the same in parallel spacedrelation, one of said bars at the front of the holder being disposedadjacent the top thereof and another bar being disposed substantiallymidway between the top and bottom of the holder, a plurality ofsubstantially C-shaped wire members disposed in spaced relation betweensaid side members and secured to all of said bars, the respective endsof said C-shaped members beingsecured to said upper and intermediatefront bars, whereby to provide an upper front opening in the holder, anda U- shaped spring follower secured within the rear portion of saidholder and adapted to urge a pack of paper bags in said holder towardthe front opening through which the foremost bags of the

